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QGroundControl
Hi EveryoneI want to use QGroundCOntrol on my Ubuntu laptop. However there doesn't seem to be a download link for linux at this site.https://github.com/pixhawk/qgroundcontrol/downloads/So where do i get it?ThanksSrinath
Read more…Connecting a micro controller to ArduPilot
Hi,
I that there are 4 serial ports on the ArduPilot Mega. Are any of the ports free? I know one of the them is used for the Xbee connection and I was wondering if I could use a free serial port to communicate the aircraft state(IMU and GPS) to a micr
Read more…AM (motor LED) with 2.0.X
Hi guys!
Thanks to Jason for enabling the AM mode in the default code (from planner) version 2.0.16 and above
#define MOTOR_LEDS 1 // 0 = off, 1 = on
#define FR_LED AN12 // Mega PE4 pin, OUT7
#define RE_LED AN14 // Mega PE5 pin, OUT6
#define RI_LED
ardupilot problem
Hi there, I traying to have my UAV proyect running, but after all electronics installed an tested, sudenly
my esc is warning and getting arm keep beepeming full trotle stick, Rc electronics is ok, I just reload
firmware, erase eeprom, same results esc
Read more…Got the Arducopter flying!
I'm amazed, after a day of assembly and two days of configuration and figuring stuff out, I had my first flights today - works great. One thing I learned is not to turn the transmitter off with the motors armed! It didn't get far ;-)
Very stable, run
Read more…some questions
Hi everyone. I'm a bit confused about ArduCopter 2. Is there new hardware or the name came because of some software update?
I have bought the Jdrones Arducopter 1.1 Kit and I don't know what I need to do in order to update it to version 2. I understa
Read more…Determining Xbee frequency
Hi EveryoneI got these 2 xbee's second hand.How do i figure out their operating frequencyThanksSrinath
Read more…New quadcopter "Zecke Q185" - max dimension 7.3 inch from tip to tip
Here is my new quadcopter. The max dimension is 185 mm (tip to tip).
The video from the first outdoor flight is shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un_guPJ1Qoc
Some details:
- weight 170 gramm
- propeller AirAce 3-blade left/right, motor Hacker
Using a 3G phone to transmit video data
Hi EveryoneCan i use a 3G phone to send live video from a uav to a ground station?The possibility seems interesting for increasing the tx range.This way, you reduce the wt and power consumption of a large tx, and instead your data just hops from 1 ce
Read more…Rev C Power Board -- am I missing a jumper or two?
So after a little confusion (reading the rev B instructions with the rev C board), I've got my power board under construction.
Soldered my power connections (12 gauge wire to the middle, and have soldered deans sockets all around. Took great care tha
Read more…Sunlight readable computer screens.
For the last 5 years I've been trying to find a good sunlight readable screen for operation in the Mojave desert.
Until last month I'd failed.
I'd heard good things about the http://www.pixelqi.com/ screens.
I'd never seen one and after being disapoint
Connecting a camera to APM
Hi everyoneHere is my first try at a uav taking pictures.I bought this camerahttp://store.diydrones.com/Micro_Compact_Super_Vision_CCD_Camera_p/cam-0003-01.htmHow do i connect it to the APM board and beam back pictures?Can i use the Xbee data link to
Read more…Bad Gyro
sw: latest mission planner
fw: latest (uploaded via missionplanner), also tested with 2.0.8 and a few more
hw: macbook, apm1280, oilpan, mtek gps, magneto (everything from diydrones), turnigy plush 18a, 2200mah lipo
homebrew quad (x), m2m 50cm, 10x4.7
HK SuperSimple ESC good resolution?
I'm sitting on some Hobbyking SuperSimple SS 40 amp ESCs and was wondering whether anybody has had success with them. I know that even in terms of "cheap overseas stuff" they are the cheapest of the cheap (I'd imagine the Plush series would do great)
Read more…Flying 2.16
SWEET! My stock AC frame now seems very stable and yaw problem seems fixed. This revision really seems noticably more stable.
The only thing I am still fighting is sonar (sensor xl-maxsonar EZ4) pid. With the defaults (.5 .1 .06) unit begins to slow
Read more…I almost lost a finger today
What a painfull day!!, I went out to start my PID setup on my newly completed Quad today after finding it to be osciliting way too much.After connecting my flight battery for some unkown reason the motors spinned up abruptly and started lifting my qu
Read more…2.0.16
2.0.16, Now that Yaw PID vs PI bug was found and sorted, this version reverts back to Rate based Yaw. You can still change that in APM_Config.h.
Made minor change in Loiter to check something. I had two different approaches to navigation: one is for
Read more…12 X 6 or which props?
I want to make my quad more stable. The idea is to set everything up the best way possible and then use the Ardupilot board.
I am using a GAUI GU344 triaxial gyro for now. The distance between opposite motors is 120 cm (47 inches). It's total weight i
Read more…Usage of serial ports in ATMega 1280
In an ATMega 1280 Autopilot controller (as in the full kit in the store), where are the 4 UART serial ports being used:
I know that one must be for USB, then maybe one for the IMU sensor. I am using one for Xbee as well. So, I was wondering whether t
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